A SUDDEN death has sparked a major police presence at a children’s home on Hayling Island after an ‘unknown substance’ was found.

Hampshire police confirmed there was a sudden death at Poppy Lodge children’s home in Church Road, Hayling Island.

A person has died at an address in Church Road in Hayling Island on March 6, 2019, at around 1.07pm. Up to 15 firefighters attended along with police and medics after an 'unknown substance' was found. Picture: Neil Fatkin